So, watcha' reading?

[typhooforme]

I'm reading a history of American Vaudeville, Samuel Pepys' diary, and Calvin & Hobbes!  The Pepys and C&H are re-reads, but always rewarding.

[Inkfink]

Just finished up audio readings of Lovecraft. You can enjoy them too here:

http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2008/10/hp-lovecraft-audio-books-radio-plays.html

The five volumes of the Dark Worlds of H. P. Lovecraft are worth loading on your MP3 player.

Looking forward to reading Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural by Jim Steinmeyer next.

[The Spangler]

 I try to read the Bible daily.   Usually a chapter or two from the Old Testament as well as one or two from the New Testament, along with various study guides.   I just finished reading John Hagee's "Jerusalem Countdown" and am about half way through "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly.   I don't read a whole lot of fiction (anymore) but have most recently read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy...and subsequently reminded myself just why, exactly, I don't read a whole lot of fiction! (anymore)

[Scatter]

This book has everything. You've got Monsters, dead people coming back, talking animals (at least one snake and one donkey), a Sci-Fi type apocalypse, romance, war, adventure, magic (Ok Moses wasn't a magician, but he did do amazing things), it's a history book, a law book, a guide book, and a book of hope and ultimate love.  My favorite book.  Nice choice Mike.

Beautifully said, and I concur wholeheartedly.

[Scatter]

I'm reading a history of American Vaudeville, Samuel Pepys' diary, and Calvin & Hobbes!  The Pepys and C&H are re-reads, but always rewarding.

Calvin and Hobbes RULES!! LOL!! I love the subversiveness of some of the humor juxtaposed against the sweetness of other elements.

[Scatter]

I try to read the Bible daily.   Usually a chapter or two from the Old Testament as well as one or two from the New Testament, along with various study guides.   

I've done that too, but I find it difficult to really retain the context of the verses when they're isolated from the rest of the immediate Text in these bite-sized portions. Since the Bible is really more of a library of Books than a single volume, it's like having 4 or 5 books you're reading simultaneously, a few sentences or a few paragraphs from each daily.To me, the flow of ideas, and thematic elements, and the escalating tempo of a building argument or narrative are necessarily interrupted, and the impact diluted.

That's the great thing though.......there's a method out there that works for everyone, and you seem to have found yours. It's just a matter of experimentation for every individual.

[Bogey]

Calvin and Hobbes RULES!! LOL!! I love the subversiveness of some of the humor juxtaposed against the sweetness of other elements.

Hear!  Hear!  My ten year old son roared through them last year.  He is an insatiable reader and can string together a 3-4 hour period of uninterrupted reading without a problem.  He is mainly into chapter books (Hardy Boys, biographies, anything on NASA, presidential history), but C&H gave him a yet another venue to explore.  The funny thing is, out of all the all the books he has read, I have to say that the C&H equipped him with the richest new vocabulary.  When reading them, look for the very descriptive words used.  Excellent stuff on many levels.   

[Bogey]

That's the great thing though.......there's a method out there that works for everyone, and you seem to have found yours. It's just a matter of experimentation for every individual.

[Wicked Lester]

I have a stack of Cemetery Dance magazines I'm going thru. I love short stories and this is one of the best mags to find dark horror and suspense. I just finished The Collection which is just that. A collection of short stories by Bentley Little who I feel is one of the top horror writers around. I just started reading his novel The Store. Imagine a super Walmart conceived in hell.
 Also started for the 4th or 5th time The Dark Side of Christian History by Helen Ellerbee.

[typhooforme]

About the Calvin & Hobbes--my good friend Jill, knowing I liked them a lot and that I already had a couple volumes, searched out "the rest" on Ebay during the past  few months and gave me 15 C&H books as an early Christmas gift.  Very cool.  They're just thoroughly entertaining--and touch the heart AND the funny bone.  I like the dinosaur art, too!

[michblk]

I'm currently reading The Bruise Brothers, it's a Bio on Joe Kocur & Bob Probert.  Retired NHL Players.

BK

[Street Worm]

Ebay grab-

'Fallen Angel' by Howard Fast

this is the book the 1965 flick 'Mirage' was based on

bit of a review here

next I'm going to snag-
'The Power' by Frank M . Robinson (1968 movie) &
'The Satan' Bug by Alistair MacLean (another '65 flick)

[Cinemacabre]

Too Fat To Fish

So far, great!

[Scatter]

Too Fat To Fish

So far, great!

Now THAT'S fat. I mean, I can understand "Too Fat To Dance", or "Too Fat To Bowl". But "Too Fat To FISH"?!?!? If you're too fat to fish, it may be time to put down the fork.

[ChrisW]

Just finished the biography of the Beatles, and am reading Stephen King's latest collection of short stories. Just finished reading "I AM LEGEND" about a month ago/ First time I read it, and I have to say that I enjoyed it much more than any of the theatrical attempts. I am suprised at how different all the movie versions were from the source.
Oh, I also received my latest 2 installments in the Complete "PEANUTS' collection for Christmas, and am enjoying them at a leisurely pace...